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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

front-LEX is pleased to introduce its new Board of Directors. In the coming months, we will bring new proceedings before EU and international courts. Together, we remain determined to advance justice and accountability for European externalization and deterrence policies.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

After a boat carrying 105 people from Libya towards Italy capsized on Sunday, at least 70 people died. Interviewed by Publico on the obstacles facing search-and-rescue missions, front-LEX co-director Iftach Cohen points to Frontex's systematic obstruction. www.publico.es/sociedad/mig...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

@frontex.bsky.social found that Greece uses Afghan paramilitaries to torture and push back asylum seekers to Turkey. Article 46(4) requires it to end its operations in Greece, as recently affirmed by @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social. But Frontex still refuses to act. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Everyone knows what is happening in Libya. In an interview with Dutch newspaper Kanttekening, front-LEX Legal Director @iftachco.bsky.social makes it clear: Frontex’s Executive Director cannot hide behind claims of ignorance. dekanttekening.nl/blendle/fron...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

“Thousands of people who, until now, had no chance of simply accessing the Court. I’m not talking about winning or losing a case - just knocking on the Court’s door and seeing a judge willing to provide judicial protection.” Front-LEX's @iftachco.bsky.social, speaking to RAI 3 on Hamoudi v Frontex

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Watch the full interview with Alaa Hamoudi on RAI 3 (English subtitles — link in the comments). In it, he talks about the pushbacks by Greece and Frontex against him and 21 others, and explains what the Grand Chamber judgment of the EU Court means for him and for those who couldn’t fight back.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

You read the judgment. Now watch the day it was delivered. RAI 3 followed Alaa Hamoudi and his legal team on the day the Grand Chamber of the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social delivered its landmark ruling in Hamoudi v Frontex. RAI 3, this evening at 20:40.  Buona visione!

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Last week, Alaa convinced the Grand Chamber to set new rules on evidence in all Frontex pushback cases. Judges found his account ‘sufficiently detailed, specific and consistent’ and sent the case back. Continuing this litigation is costly. If you can, help us pursue Alaa’s case

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

@lolahierro.bsky.social in @elpais.com said: "The CJEU has entered an unexplored land on Thursday by issuing for the first time a sentence that blames Frontex." “The case came to public attention thanks to the investigative collective @bellingcat.com , which reconstructed the “phantom landing.”

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Our Alaa Hamoudi to the @washingtonpost.com said the "ruling was not only a personal victory but “an important step toward justice for the men, women, and children who went through the same experience as I did ... and could not fight back.” #Frontex #Refugeerights #humanrights

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🟢 Breaking: Historic win against Frontex! The @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social has upheld our appeal in Hamoudi v Frontex, and overturned the order under appeal!

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Big news! On 18 December 2025 – the International Migrants Day – the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social will deliver its judgment in Hamoudi v Frontex. Alaa Hamoudi and his legal team have been waiting four years for this moment of truth. Fingers crossed, everybody.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

We’re excited to share some internal updates: @iftachco.bsky.social and @omershatz.bsky.social will now serve as Co-Directors of Front-LEX - a step that will help us better lead our growing team and advance our expanding litigation projects.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

As per the Rome Statute, if the Italian judiciary is unable to prosecute, the ICC Prosecutor is obliged to proceed with front-LEX's #ICC case against them. At the ICC, no immunities apply, and the Ministers face up to five years in prison for obstruction of justice www.statewatch.org/media/4732/i...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

@omershatz.bsky.social était invité hier sur @rfi.fr pour évoquer les 122 plaintes déposées auprès de la Cour pénale internationale (#CPI) visant des responsables de l’Union européenne impliqués dans des crimes contre l’humanité commis contre des « migrants » sur la route de la Méditerranée centrale

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

"We are facing the complete collapse of the rule of law at the ICC," Shatz comments...5 years and no prosecution, despite the crimes having been acknowledged... the EU is the last... political and financial friend of the ICC. Realpolitik is a truly sad thing" www.editorialedomani.it/politica/ita...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Since front-LEX’s database of #ICC suspects is online, stakeholders across the #EU are examining the involvement of their own nationals Among the 28 States, #Italy stands at the top of the list with 32 Italian suspects (26%) #Grazie to @mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social roma.corriere.it/notizie/poli...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

“The law of the ICC was born out of European crimes but only applied so far to crimes committed outside of Europe,” @omershatz.bsky.social told the Associated Press. “Our request is simple: to apply the law impartially, also upon European nationals.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

For full press release: front-lex.eu/wp-content/u...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We shouldn’t have to say this in 2025: hunting human beings is illegal––like many of Frontex’s activities, from cooperating with the Hellenic Coastguard to sharing the location of migrant boats with Libya, for which we have taken the agency to Court. www.streetpress.com/sujet/175853...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Jeancy Kimbenga, the Congolese refugee who was pushed back seven times from Turkey to Greece and sued Frontex for damages, responds to Frontex's demand for €7,680 in legal fees. via @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2025/09/26/m...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

> By aiding and abetting these crimes, the suspects also committed crimes against the administration of justice under article 70 of the Rome Statute, offenses that carry up to 5 years’ imprisonment. The Article 70 case against Italian PM hashtag#Meloni remains pending before the ICC.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

> pursuant to EU policy to kill by drowning and forcibly transfer all survivors to Al-Masri's prisons. In the past decade +25,000 refugees were killed by drowning and +150,000 survivors were victimized in prisons a-la- #Al-Masri : murder, rape, torture, enslavement and other inhuman acts.>

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

> instead of surrendering #Al-Masri to The Hague, the suspects conspired to release their partner in crime from prison and smuggled him to #Libya, where he continues to commit Crimes Against Humanity against #refugees, >

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

🚨 #EU Crimes Against Humanity #Mediterranean🚨 Italy’s Tribunal of Ministers confirms the allegations in our pending #ICC #Al-Masri case v Italian Justice and Interior Ministers, requesting Parliament to remove immunity to enable prosecution! In an interview with #RAI, Dr. Omer Shatz explains why👇

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Frontex’s budget stands at €1 billion. Yet it demands €7,680 in legal fees from a refugee who endured seven pushbacks and dared to fight back. The EU’s legal system is designed to deter, not protect. 👉 www.publico.es/sociedad/mig...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

The “Hellenic colleagues” of Frontex’s Executive Director are charged with causing the shipwreck that killed 600+ asylum seekers—clearly a pushback attempt. To shield them, the ED flew to Athens the next day to publicly absolve: “The Hellenic colleagues who give their utmost to save lives.”

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Our litigation manager @iftachco.bsky.social debunks Frontex's manipulative claims in this new article. Together with @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social, we are suing Frontex at the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social. Its manipulation tactics won't hold up in Court. altreconomia.it/non-vorrei-r...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The report cites @front-lex.bsky.social's legal director, Dr. @omershatz.bsky.social, whose testimony depicts the ongoing #CrimesAgainstHumanity EU, #Frontex and Member States officials are committing in the Central #Mediterranean route. Full Report: rm.coe.int/committee-on...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons) unanimously adopted the report "Saving the lives of migrants at sea and protecting their human rights". A plenary debate is scheduled for next. month! pace.coe.int/en/news/9868...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

🚨 Join us and colleagues TODAY at 3pm CET at the 58th Session of The United Nations Human Rights Council for an event on the responsibility of #EU, Member States & #Frontex officials for #CrimesAgainstHumanity against asylees in the #Mediterranean & Libya: Live streaming: fb.me/e/81BR9CWft

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

A reminder of what Frontex had to say about the Greek pushback attempt that killed over 600 asylum seekers: “The Hellenic colleagues who give their utmost to save lives.”

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Libya is not a safe country. Frontex must stop transmitting the location of migrant boats to the Libyan Coast Guard - that's what our most recent case with @refugeesinlibya.bsky.social and @davidyambio.bsky.social aims at. Full interview: www.eldiario.es/desalambre/j...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Alaa Hamoudi was interviewed by Il Fatto Quotidiano on his expectations from the Court of Justice of the EU: www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2025/02/08…

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Which evidence do victims of pushbacks by Frontex have to bring in order to attain justice? Il Fatto Quotidiano sums up what's at stake in the historic Hamoudi vs Frontex case: www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2025/02/08…

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Front-LEX litigation manager @iftachco.bsky.social in El Público on last week's hearing of the Hamoudi vs Frontex case: www.publico.es/internacional/europa…

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"This confirmation leaves the agency in a complicated situation because, according to an investigation by Der Spiegel, shortly after the Greek police manoeuvre, a Frontex plane was combing the Mykali Strait, where the migrants were adrift." 👉 www.publico.es/internaciona...

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Pursuant to rule 165 of the Rule of Procedure and Evidence of the Court, the Victim provides evidence and requests the Prosecutor to investigate the Suspects for these crimes. The Office of the Prosecutor confirmed the registration of the case. The maximum prison time for these offenses is 5 years

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

By doing so the Suspects were “obstructing… the attendance or testimony of a witness…[and] destroying, tampering with or interfering with the collection of evidence” within the meaning of Article 70(1)(c) of the Rome Statute. www.avvenire.it/attualita/pa....

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Almasri for Crimes Against Humanity against refugees & others in Libya. #Almasri was arrested in Italy. But instead of surrendering him to the Hague, the Suspects released and smuggled him out of Italy, and the reach of justice, on a state-owned jet to Libya

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The case was filed by a recognized refugee and ICC victim. Represented by ICC Counsels front-LEX’s legal director @omershatz.bsky.social and Dr. Juan Branco, in 2019 he also filed the ICC case vs. the #EU over #CrimesAgainstHumanity vs. 'migrants' in the Central Mediterranean.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

🚨 @front-lex.bsky.social filed an #ICC case against the Italian Prime Minister GiorgiaMeloni, Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio, and Minister of Interior Matteo Matteo Piantedosi, for offenses against the administration of justice (Art. 70 of the Rome Statute) in the #Almasri case. This is why 👇

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Heading out of the Court feeling determined and optimistic. We are hopeful that Frontex will be convicted and justice will prevail. Many thanks to the whole team: Litigation manager @iftachco.bsky.social, Amanda Musco-Eklund, Francesco Gatta, @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social, and of course Alaa.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Alaa’s team is ready for the historic Hamoudi v Frontex hearing: Front-LEX litigation manager @iftachco.bsky.social, Amanda Musco-Eklund, Francesco Gatta, @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social, and of course Alaa. Let’s win this case!

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Alaa Hamoudi calling for justice for Frontex's victims in advance of the historic Court hearing tomorrow. With him are Front-LEX litigation manager iftachco.bsky.social and lawyer Francesco Gatta. Stay tuned for updates!

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Alaa presented these and other credible evidence of the pushback to the Court, and showed its consistency with a systematic practice of pushbacks in the Aegean. Still, the first-instance judges rejected his case, stating the evidence was insufficient to prove his allegations.

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front-LEX @front-lex.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Big news! The EU Court of Justice has assigned our Hamoudi v. Frontex appeal to its Grand Chamber! It will hold a hearing on the groundbreaking damages claim filed by Alaa Hamoudi following a 17-hour pushback operation by Frontex and the Hellenic Coast Guard on 28-29 April 2020.

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